sukTechnical information about ISO 639 language code suk
The table below provides technical details for the Sukuma language, designated by the suk code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Sukuma |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Eastern SukumaWestern Sukuma |
| Related languages | NyamweziKimbuKonongoSumbwa |
| Key facts | Largest mother-tongue Bantu language in TanzaniaMember of the Sukuma-Nyamwezi branch of Zone S BantuWritten with a Latin-based orthography using five basic vowels and few digraphsPossesses up to 19 noun-class agreements typical of BantuTone is contrastive and helps mark tense-aspect as well as lexical meaning |
| Sample phrase | Shikamoo, wende shani? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Sukuma language, identified by the code suk, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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